UCLA’s defense was ugly for a stretch in the first half of their 84-78 loss at Utah. Utah shot lights out in the first half.
Utah torched the nets in the first half, making eight of its final nine shots and shooting 18 of 28 (64 percent) from the field in the first 20 minutes. That included 7-of-13 shooting behind the arc. Utah needed it to rally for a 47-40 lead after UCLA took an early lead.
Yeah, we had a tough stretch in the first half where we did not defend very well.